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Alan Keen MP
- Labour MP for Feltham & Heston
- Majority: 6,820 votes. — 311th out of 635 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Keen voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Deputy Prime Minister, Education and Skills, Culture Media and Sport, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Aircraft Noise, Aircraft Emissions/Noise, New Millennium Experience Company, Databases, Volatile Organic Compounds
(based on written questions asked by Alan Keen and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Deferred Division: Heathrow (2 Apr 2008)
“I did not say that those people should be given money to move. They do not want to move; they work at Heathrow airport and are proud of it.”
- Deferred Division: Heathrow (2 Apr 2008)
“I shall be as brief as possible, although even eight minutes would not have been enough for me to make a proper argument about the important issues that we face. The Secretary of State said that I was passionate about Heathrow airport and air transport. I used to be very proud of Heathrow, and in fact it is 45 years ago this week since I first started work only a few miles away from the...”
- Deferred Division: Heathrow (2 Apr 2008)
“Does the Secretary of State regard the birds as more important than my constituents in Feltham and Heston who live adjacent to Heathrow airport? Also, does she accept Lord Soley's argument that if Heathrow does not expand, it will become a desert? However, if it expands dramatically, where will the fourth runway go and how many thousands of houses would have to be knocked down?”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 1 select committee.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 comments on this MP's speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 81 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alan Keen speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 22 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £19,814 (396th) | £14,494 | £16,144 (454th) | £17,669 (joint 384th) | £19,682 (280th) | £14,330 (419th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,612 (605th) | £10,295 | £14,942 (492nd) | £18,795 (joint 217th) | £14,527 (561st) | £7,749 (581st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £96,104 (15th) | £93,403 | £80,993 (37th) | £74,985 (joint 8th) | £72,230 (34th) | £56,245 (50th) |
| Members' Travel | £1,611 (601st)* | £1,373 | £2,314 (612th) | £2,767 (596th) | £2,283 (611th) | £2,292 (588th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £5 (joint 470th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,222 (216th) | £1,278 | £1,001 (289th) | £1,141 (206th) | £1,286 (220th) | £816 (402nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,521 (230th) | £2,783 | £1,809 (438th) | £2,103 (390th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,125 (joint 205th) | £944 | £1,974 (joint 118th) | £1,974 (joint 111th) | £1,974 (joint 110th) | £1,974 (joint 105th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £135,009 (378th) | £124,570 | £119,182 (417th) | £119,434 (328th) | £111,982 (355th) | £83,406 (441st) |
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- Alan Keen's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Feltham & Heston (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
- TV/radio appearances (From BBC Programme Catalogue)
Nearby constituencies
- Hayes & Harlington (3 miles)
- Spelthorne (3 miles)
- Twickenham (4 miles)
- Brentford & Isleworth (4 miles)
- Ealing, Southall (5 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
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